Browsing Department of Mathematical Sciences by Title
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A critical view on temperature modelling for application in weather derivatives markets
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A model to analyse algebraic tasks solved by students : a comparative study from Finland and Norway
(Master thesis, 2013)Participating in the international VIDEOMAT-project, which is accomplished by four universities from Finland, Norway, Sweden and California (USA), this master thesis has beenbased on a comparative study about the introduction ... -
A new tool for the assessment of the development of students' mathematical competencies
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A three-dimensional study of the onset of convection in a horizontal, rectangular porous channel heated from below
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The onset of convection is studied in a rectangular channel filled with a fluid saturated porous medium, bounded above and below by impermeable isothermal walls at unequal temperatures and laterally by partially conducting ... -
Abstraction and embodiment: exploring the process of grasping a general
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper reports from a case study which explores kindergarten children’s mathematical abstraction in a teaching–learning activity about reflection symmetry. From a dialectical perspective, abstraction is here conceived ... -
Abstraction and embodiment: exploring the process of grasping a general
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Academic Achievement and Delay: A Study with Italian Post Graduate Students in Psychology
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Achivement of 9th and 11th grade students in algebra and numbers : research based on data from the KUL - LCM project
(Master thesis, 2007)The project Learning Communities in Mathematics (LCM) is a project established by the Agder University College (HiA) in 2004 and supported by the Research Council of Norway. The aims of the project include to design and ... -
An activity theory analysis of group interactions in mathematical modelling with the aid of digital technologies
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper reports on a study in progress of group interactions in mathematical modelling activities at the secondary school level. The study focuses on students’ use of digital technologies in solving a mathematical ... -
An activity theory perspective on contradictions in flipped mathematics classrooms at the university level
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
Advancing engineering students’ conceptual understanding through puzzle-based learning: a case study with exact differential equations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Current views on the teaching of differential equations (DEs) are shifting towards the use of graphical and numerical methods. Motivated by recent research suggesting that puzzle-based learning (PzBL) can improve the ... -
Affect and Mathematical Modeling Assessment : A Case Study on Engineering Students’ Experience of Challenge and Flow During a Compulsory Mathematical Modeling Task
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)This chapter describes a study on engineering students’ affect while working on the Tracker Project Task, a group assessment task that asks students (1) to use digital tools (the camera in their smart phones and free tracker ... -
Affektive sider knyttet til matematikklæring
(Master thesis, 2009)Denne masteroppgaven handler om yrkesskoleelevers affektive sider knyttet til matematikkfaget. Jeg har fulgt en Vg1-klasse på yrkesfaglig studieretning, rørleggerutdanningen, over noen uker. Jeg har prøvd å se på hva som ... -
Albanian upper secondary students´ ways of working with equations : a case study based on task-based interviews
(Master thesis, 2010)Equations are an important part in algebra in the Albanian school mathematics curriculum. This case study focuses on the way six Albanian students approach and solve equations. The students that took part were in the first ... -
Algebra i lærebøker 8. trinn : en komparativ studie av lærebøkers introduksjon til algebra
(Master thesis, 2013)Denne masteroppgaven er en komparativ studie av lærebøker og deres introduksjon av algebra. Det største fokuset i masteroppgaven ligger på lærebøkenes arbeidsoppgaver, og på sammenhengen mellom deres utforming og elevers ... -
Algoritmisk tenking og undervisningsmodellen PRIMM - Eit studium av algoritmisk tankegang hos elevar når dei programmerer i Scratch.
(Master thesis, 2023)Innføringa av LK20 hausten 2020, gir klare føringar på at algoritmisk tenking og programmering er ein del av kompetansen elevane skal inneha i framtida. Målet med denne studien er å sjå korleis algoritmisk tankegang kjem ... -
An algorithm for discretization of real value attributes based on interval similarity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Discretization algorithm for real value attributes is of very important uses in many areas such as intelligence and machine learning. The algorithms related to Chi2 algorithm ( includes modified Chi2 algorithm and extended ... -
An exploratory study of Grade 8 Albanian students' solution processes in mathemathics word problems
(Master thesis, 2012)This dissertation is a case study, which set out to explore Grade 8 Albanian students‟ difficulties in mathematics word problems‟ solution processes. In particular the present study explores the role of two factors, these ... -
An interdisciplinary school project using a Nintendo Wii controller for measuring car speed
(Journal article, 2013)